With a motorcycle escort to accompany them, retired Army Capt. Matthew Anderson and his wife, Amy, pulled into the driveway of their new home in Maryland.

With a motorcycle escort to accompany them, retired Army Capt. Matthew Anderson and his wife, Amy, pulled into the driveway of their new home in Maryland.

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Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Aug 25, 2014

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WEBVTT IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR A RETIRED SOLDIER AND HIS LIFE TODAY. AFTER BEING INJURED, CAPTAIN MATTHEW ANDERSON WAS GIVEN A HOME, MORTGAGE-FREE, ALL IN HONOR OF HIS MILITARY SERVICE. HERE IS 11 REPORTER ROB ROBLIN. WITH A MORTAR CYCLE AS COURT, RETIRED ARMY CAPTAIN MATTHEW ANDERSON AND HIS WIFE, AMY, PULLED INTO THE WIFE OF HIS NEW HOME. A GIFT FROM THE BANK OF AMERICA AND THE MILITARY WARRIORS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. [APPLAUSE] IN SMALL APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE , I WOULD LIKE TO REWARD YOU WITH THIS DONATION OF THIS HOME FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE WELCOME CAPTAIN MATTHEW ANDERSON AND HIS WIFE, AMY, TO THEIR NEW HOME. [APPLAUSE] CAPTAIN ANDERSON, WHO SERVED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, SHATTERED HIS LEG WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LANDMINE. THE CAPTAIN'S NEW NEIGHBORS WELCOMED HIM AND HIS WIFE TO THEIR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. NICE TO MEET YOU. SO THRILLED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS WONDERFUL. I AM SPEECHLESS. IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL THING. TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HOUSE AND WHAT WONDERFUL WORK THEY DID ON IT, IT IS AWESOME. MILITARY OR WARRIOR SUPPORT FOUNDATION WORTH 100% MORTGAGE-FREE HOMES TO COMBAT VETERANS ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FOR AMERICAN HEROES, I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE. SOMETIMES I THINK I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. TODAY, I DO. THIS HOME HAD SAT EMPTY FOR YEARS. NOW IT HAS BEEN RENOVATED. NOW THANKS TO THE GOOD WILL OF A FEW PEOPLE, A SOLDIER WHO SACRIFICE FOR HIS COUNTRY IS MOVING IN. IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS AND WINNING THE LOTTERY. IT IS KIND OF UNBELIEVABLE. FOR PEOPLE TO SAY THANK YOU, BY GIVING YOU THIS HOUSE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I CANNOT PUT THIS IN WORDS, SIR.

Retired Army captain gets new home

With a motorcycle escort to accompany them, retired Army Capt. Matthew Anderson and his wife, Amy, pulled into the driveway of their new home in Maryland.